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Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Apr 13, 2002

LOT 305

Eberhard & Co., La Chaux-de-Fonds, Swizerland. Produced in the 1930?s. Very fine and oversized 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with olive-shaped button split-second chronograph, registers and tachometer.

CHF 10,000 - 13,000

EUR 7,000 - 9,000 / USD 6,000 - 8,000

Sold: CHF 11,500

C. three-body, solid, polished, hinged case back and stepped bezel, concave lugs. D. matte silver with painted Arabic numerals , auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12 hours and 30 minutes registers, outer tachometer graduation. "Breguet" blued steel hands. M. 16''' rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. the coaxial single button on the winding-crown is for start-stop and return to zero functions of the split-second chronograph hand. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: A

Good
Case: 4

Fair
Movement: 4-6*

Fair

Slightly oxidized

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 4-5-6-01

Fair

Poor

Slightly oxidized

HANDS Original

Notes

In 1887, Georges Eberhard opened his workshop with other craftsmen. The high lever of specialization of their chronographs made of Eberhard a strong and "avant-garde" company. Army Forces, sportsmen and engineers were the House main clientele. In 1935, the company created the double chronograph (split-seconds) which could be stopped and restarted on request without returning to zero. In 1939 they created a chronograph with a 60-minute register.